Romans 9:15
Modern Translations
New International Version
For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."

New Living Translation
For God said to Moses, “I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.”

English Standard Version
For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

Berean Study Bible
For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

New American Standard Bible
For He says to Moses, “I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOMEVER I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL SHOW COMPASSION TO WHOMEVER I SHOW COMPASSION.”

NASB 1995
For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION."

NASB 1977
For He says to Moses, “I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION.”

Amplified Bible
For He says to Moses, “I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOMEVER I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOMEVER I HAVE COMPASSION.”

Christian Standard Bible
For he tells Moses, I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For He tells Moses: I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

Contemporary English Version
The Lord told Moses that he has pity and mercy on anyone he wants to.

Good News Translation
For he said to Moses, "I will have mercy on anyone I wish; I will take pity on anyone I wish."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
For example, God said to Moses, "I will be kind to anyone I want to. I will be merciful to anyone I want to."

International Standard Version
For he says to Moses, "I will be merciful to the person I want to be merciful to, and I will be kind to the person I want to be kind to."

NET Bible
For he says to Moses: "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

New King James Version
For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.”

King James 2000 Bible
For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

New Heart English Bible
For he said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."

World English Bible
For he said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."

American King James Version
For he said to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

American Standard Version
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.

A Faithful Version
For He said to Moses, "I will show mercy to whomever I show mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I have compassion."

Darby Bible Translation
For he says to Moses, I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy, and I will feel compassion for whom I will feel compassion.

English Revised Version
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.

Webster's Bible Translation
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For he saith to Moses, I wil haue mercy on him, to whom I wil shew mercie: and wil haue compassion on him, on who I wil haue copassion.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For he sayth to Moyses: I wyll shewe mercy to whom I shewe mercy: And wyll haue compassion, on whom I haue compassion.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For he sayeth vnto Moses: I shewe mercy, to whom I shewe mercy: and haue copassion,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For he sayth to Moses: I will shewe mercye to who I shewe mercy: and will have compassion on whom I have copassion.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For to Moses He says, “I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion”;

Berean Literal Bible
For He says to Moses: "I will show mercy to whom I may show mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I may have compassion."

Young's Literal Translation
for to Moses He saith, 'I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion;'

Smith's Literal Translation
I will commiserate whomsoever I commiserate, and I will have compassion upon whomsoever I have compassion.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For he says to Moses, I will show mercy to whom I might show mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I might have compassion.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For he saith to Moses: I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy; and I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For to Moses he says: “I will pity whomever I pity. And I will offer mercy to whomever I will pity.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Behold, he said also to Moses, “I shall show love on whomever I love, and I shall take pity on whomever I pity.”

Lamsa Bible
For he said to Moses also, I will have mercy on him whom I love, and I will have compassion on him whom I favor.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For he says to Moses: I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy; and I will show compassion to whom I will show compassion.

Godbey New Testament
For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I do have mercy, and I will commiserate whom I do commiserate.

Haweis New Testament
For he saith to Moses, ?I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.?

Mace New Testament
God forbid, for he saith to Moses, "I will show favour to whom I will show favour, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."

Weymouth New Testament
No, indeed; the solution is found in His words to Moses, "Wherever I show mercy it shall be nothing but mercy, and wherever I show compassion it shall be simply compassion."

Worrell New Testament
For He saith to Moses, "I will have mercy on whomsoever I have mercy; and I will have compassion on whomsoever I have compassion."

Worsley New Testament
God forbid! For He saith to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."
















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